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Grow naturally
Do it yourself
The free no-till food-garden guide.
Free guide Done to your standard
Kaya Gardens designs and installs your beds to a standard you can inspect. The food is yours.
Kaya Gardens →kāyā · Sanskrit for the body
Grow real food. Eat well.
Get strong.
A plain-language wellness system for Central Texas. Learn it free, or let us handle it for you.
Clinically grounded · Independent and locally rooted · Greater Austin and College Station
The fundamentals
Three to build on. One to lean on.
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Eat healthy
Do it yourself
The free meal-prep guide.
Free guide Done to your standard
kāyā approved kitchens and food trucks, with sourcing you can watch and verify.
Kaya Food → 03
Strengthen your body
Do it yourself
The free at-home strength plan.
Free guide Done to your standard
A program built around your body, coached in person or by tele-class.
Kaya Strength →Guides
Wellness, explained clearly.
Nutrition
All guides → How much protein do you actually need?
The 0.8 g/kg protein RDA is a floor to prevent deficiency, not a target. Here is what active adults and older adults actually need, and how to hit it with real food.
By Shankar Bellam · 7 min read
LocalWhere to find local food in Central Texas
A practical guide to farmers markets, CSA farm shares, and local food directories across Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, and College Station.
By Shankar Bellam · 6 min read
Navigating CareQuestions to ask before starting supervised weight care
Not all supervised weight programs are built the same. Use this checklist of questions to find a qualified provider and spot red flags before you begin.
By Shankar Bellam · 7 min read
Good questions
How Kaya works, answered.
What does kāyā mean?
kāyā (pronounced KAH-yah) is Sanskrit for the body. MyKayaWellness reads literally as "my body's wellness," and that is the whole idea: a simple system for taking care of your body, published openly. We chose a Sanskrit word on purpose: tending the body you have is an older idea than any wellness trend.
Is Kaya Wellness a clinic?
No. Kaya Wellness is an independent wellness publication. We do not provide medical care. We publish clinically grounded guidance, and where medicine is needed we point to aligned, licensed practices, including Medi-Weightloss® for medical weight loss.
What exactly is a guided journey?
The philosophy, assembled for you. A guided journey combines services that fit together: for example, a medical weight-loss program through Medi-Weightloss®, an approved meal-prep kitchen, and an approved gym. You connect and transact directly with each provider. Kaya curates and guides.
What does "kāyā approved" mean?
A kitchen, food truck, gym, or studio that we vetted against the philosophy: quality, credentials, honest ingredients or honest coaching, clear pricing, no miracle claims. The mark applies to food and non-medical services only; medical care is never "approved," and care decisions stay with you and a licensed provider.
Which areas does Kaya cover?
Central Texas: the greater Austin metro, Round Rock, Georgetown, Sun City, and the Brazos Valley around College Station.
Is Kaya connected to Medi-Weightloss®?
Yes, and we say so plainly. Kaya Wellness, LLC provides management and administrative services, as a management services organization, to Vitality Health Partners PLLC, the independent, physician-owned practice led by Dr. Daniel Dawson that delivers Medi-Weightloss® care in Central Texas. Kaya does not practice medicine; all clinical care and decisions belong to that practice and its licensed providers.
How we make money, our standards, and who is behind Kaya: About and standards → Run a business that fits the philosophy? Get kāyā approved →